Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-05

session tonight, Wednesday.
This week Wood Il Vincent will
have first-class shoemaker. 81
If you want an "a No. u job of. re-
pairing, go to Wood & Vincent's. 81
The song most popular i'm this city
since the grand jury was ordered is:
Hide away, hide away; there's no use
a foolin, hide away!"
j. Ed. Allen came in Monday. He
had been devOting several days to man
aging two Sun City weddings that oc-
CURED according to programme.
a letter from w. L. Barker, at Los
Angeles, Cal, announces that a girl baby
was born to him and his wife on the
18th ult. Here's TO the happy father.
The report of the Bissantz-Balding
wedding, at sun City, did not reach us
until last night, and we are prevented
from publishing the list of presents,
many of which very costly.
A. j. Jones, county attorney, elect, il
assisting the county commissioners this
week in their labor. There is 10 way
in which he could become better ac-
quainted with part of the duties of his
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il a. Simmons and
daughter. Miss Jessie, entertained
number of young people at their home,
last Wednesday evening. 1t was one
Of the most pleasant gatherings of the
holidays.
Harper Sentinel: Jim Bardwell came
over from the Lodge Friday, and re-
turned to day. He has accepted po-
sltion with the Chicago Lumber Com
pany, and will probably leave for Wei
lington this week TO report for duty
The trotting horse that Amos John
son used to drive on the streets of this
city and over which Southworth ~ Co.
and Hale COwIey have been mitigation
for more than a year, was brought here
yesterday and turned over to Mr.. South
worth. on some kind of compromise.
The responses we have received to the
statements we sent out TO our subscrib-
ers who were in arrears, have been
most satisfactory. 1t is our ambition
to publish paper that our patrons will
appreciate. There is no better way of
showing such appreciation than by pay
ing for it.
There is TO be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Medicine Lodge Savings,
Loan and Building Association Thurs
day evening, January 9th, at p. M, at
the Office of 5. l.. Shreves, where the
question for discussion will be "Wheth-
er it is best 10 change the plan of loan
Ing the money of the association" A
full attendance of the members is re-
quested.
Elder NJ. Mcfarland, of Lone Jack,
Missouri, reached here last Saturday,
and preached at the Christian church
on Sunday morning and night, and
each night since that. lie will preach
tonight, and every night during the
week. Good audiences have been in
attendance. He will remain over Sun
day. lie is an old friend of Mr.. Owen;
of this city, and is making him visit.
The handsomcst New Year present
that we have seen tins year was n solid
gold Geneva watch, made by Tiffany.
of New York, and presented to Judge
W. w. Cook, of this city, by his friends,
Messrs. Jas. A. Blair and .. &. Ewart,
of the First National bank. Engraved
on the inside case is his name with date
! of presentation and the letters "B. and
f." The gift is highly appreciated by
the recipient.
Delphia lodge, No. 40, X. of p, Mon
day night installed the following Of
iicers for the ensuing year:
III. a. Brown, &. c.; j. Nj. Bundy, v.
c.; i. Goldsmith, NJ. E.; \. l.. Noble,
NJ. f.; w. III. McCague, X. of II. and
s.; b. +. WadswOrth, NJ. of ~; Jas.
Bardwell, l. c.; /. n. Freeman. o. G..
! The installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Jas. Boutwell,, ID. ID. G.. NJ.
This lodge is prospecting and doing some
good work.
j. III. COncannon and Secretary Nc
Cullogh, of Independence, Kans., both
interested in the Kansas and Panhandle
Iailroad were here yesterday. They
were very much disappointed that Bar
Der county had decided not to take any
further steps toward voting aid TO their
road. The action of the citizens of
Eiowa in making a demand for joint
/ proposition with the Border road was
a surprise to them. Mr.. Concannon is
of the opinion that the breach may be
healed yet, and that before summer that
the Kansas and Panhandle will be
headed this way.
Riley Lake and Miss Nevada Pierce
were married at the residence of the
brides father, Capt. ID. l.. Pierce, near
Sun City, last Sunday, January I'd, at
3 o'clock, p. m. Rev. Sheidler, of Lake
City, officiating. The ceremoney was
witnessed by the immediate relatives
and friends of the contracting parties,
and most happy party it is said to
have been. A magnificent dinner was
spread, Uncle Dan fixed up lot of his
famous hot toddys, and all ate and
drank heartily to the good health of Mr..
and Mrs. Riley Lake. The INDEX ex-
tends its congratulations aud best
wishes.
Our report of the Gypsum Hills Sun
day school Christmas tree was not very
satisfactory to the many friends of the
school. A correspondent writes to us;
Your reporter must have eaten toe
many oysters to know who furnished
them" We will say fer the reporter
that he labored under many disadvan-
tages, such as youth, inexperience, be-
ing stranger, and not wishing to dis
play his pencil and note book. The
| flashing ewes and WinsOme smiles OF